Bonhoeffer and Bowen Theory: A Theological Anthropology of the Collective-Person and its Implications for Spiritual Formation
Accounts of spiritual formation which depend overmuch on individualism are likely distorted by that individualism, and this article argues that an account of collective-personhood can provide a necessary corrective to this anthropological distortion. The article begins by diagnosing the problem of i...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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2020
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Journal of spiritual formation & soul care
Ano: 2020, Volume: 13, Número: 2, Páginas: 176-192 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Charles Taylor
B Dietrich Bonhoeffer B Individualism B Theological Anthropology B Bowen family systems theory B collective-personhood |
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| Resumo: | Accounts of spiritual formation which depend overmuch on individualism are likely distorted by that individualism, and this article argues that an account of collective-personhood can provide a necessary corrective to this anthropological distortion. The article begins by diagnosing the problem of individualism in formation, utilizing Charles Taylor’s Sources of the Self, and critiquing several common practices of spiritual formation. Following this, we consider Bonhoeffer’s theological vision for the collective-person from his first book, Sanctorum Communio. Next, we examine Murray Bowen’s Family Systems Theory to help us envision, from a social scientific perspective, how such a collective-personhood might look. The article concludes with a provisional model for spiritual formation of collective-persons. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-1030 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Journal of spiritual formation & soul care
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1939790920915700 |